Purba Medinipur: Launching a scathing assault on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Suvendu Adhikari on Monday known as former “a liar”.
Addressing a public assembly in Tamluk, Adhikari stated, “Mamata Banerjee submitted her nomination from Nandigram. I objected against it today. There are six cases that she has not mentioned in her nomination paper. In 2018, five cases were filed in Assam, but she did not mention them. Another case is pending with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). She did not mention that too. Her foundation is based on lies, she is a liar.”
Meanwhile, the BJP delegation visited the workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer in Kolkata on Monday demanding the cancellation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee‘s nomination from Nandigram.
“We demanded the Election Commission to cancel the chief minister’s nomination as she has six cases against her but her affidavit does not mention them. Earlier, the returning officer overlooked our request,” stated BJP chief Shishir Bajoria.
Nandigram will witness essentially the most high-profile contest of West Bengal elections with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee taking up her former ministerial colleague Suvendu Adhikari, who had joined BJP in December final yr. Adhikari had earlier stated that BJP will defeat Banerjee by over 50,000 votes from Nandigram. Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly can be held in eight phases beginning from March 27 with the ultimate spherical of voting going down on April 29. The counting of votes will happen on May 2.
